Section 416 — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Meaning of property and receiver

property, in relation to a corporation, means property:

(a) in the case of a company—in Australia or outside Australia; or

(b) in the case of a registered foreign company—in this jurisdiction or an external Territory; or

(c) in the case of a registrable Australian body—in this jurisdiction but outside the body’s place of origin.

Note: See section 9 (definition of property).

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 415F — Order for rights to be enforceable only with leave of the Court
s 415FA — Self‑executing provisions
s 415G — When other laws prevail—certain other Commonwealth Acts
s 417 — Application of Part
s 418 — Persons not to act as receivers
s 418A — Court may declare whether controller is validly acting

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